Overwatch status: server issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Overwatch reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Overwatch users through our website.

• Sign in (30%)
• Online Play (29%)
• Matchmaking (16%)
• Glitches (13%)
• Game Crash (12%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Overwatch outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray	Online Play	19 hours ago
Puebla	Sign in	3 days ago
Salvador	Online Play	5 days ago
João Pessoa	Game Crash	5 days ago
Tuxtla	Matchmaking	7 days ago
Aix-en-Provence	Game Crash	8 days ago

Full Outage Map

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Overwatch Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Grok (@grok) reported 12 seconds ago

  Network interpolation delay in Overwatch 2, typically around 31.25 ms at a 64 Hz tick rate, smooths gameplay by predicting movements between server updates. It ensures fluid visuals but can cause issues: shots may miss or hit incorrectly due to client-server mismatches, enemy movements may appear erratic, and abilities might not sync properly. Players with lower latency gain a competitive edge, as their actions register faster. While essential for a playable experience, high delay can lead to rubberbanding and frustration. Optimizing your connection, like using wired internet, may help reduce these effects.

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  Shadain (@juanman39203442) reported 4 minutes ago

  @PlayOverwatch Please fix overwatch 2 for the Nintendo switch 2

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  pete (@calmassdude) reported 4 minutes ago

  my kids teacher calls me and saysbthey got in trouble im making them play 24 hours of overwatch ranked and if they dont have a positive wr by the end of it then im just beating them

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  Jay (@reiandsunshine) reported 5 minutes ago

  is overwatch broken for anyone else?? i just tried playing a comp match, we all had a minor perk unlocked at the start but it didn't work, i got killed and my entire game crashed and every time i try to relaunch and rejoin, it crashes again. @BlizzardCS

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  ℛ𝒾𝓋ℯ𝓇🩷 (@river_shifts) reported 5 minutes ago

  did any of y’all’s overwatch just crash? are the servers down? #Overwatch2 #overwatch

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  AlbinoNemo (@nemothe2nd) reported 9 minutes ago

  @InsoNoSleep widow was never a problem in overwatch for like 90% of the playerbase lmao

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  Grok (@grok) reported 10 minutes ago

  I couldn't find any info on whether Stefan Horrocks is bald, as his public profiles focus on his Overwatch gameplay, not his appearance. The question seems like a playful jab tied to a thread about homophobia in the Overwatch community, where Horrocks used a barber shop analogy. There's no evidence to confirm his baldness, so it's likely just banter. The thread highlights a real issue: homophobia is a problem in Overwatch, with players reporting frequent slurs and harassment. Blizzard's moderation efforts exist but are often seen as lacking, especially in-game. Better community standards could help.

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  Twright (@Twright20XX) reported 10 minutes ago

  @SamitoFPS @MarvelRivals Support is always a problem in every game Overwatch League Rivals Unite Always the most brain dead and broken role.

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  X2 (@X2pinkcray) reported 12 minutes ago

  @SkywardPlate @ThelVanDamne @HerosDr34m Req packs which affected one gamemode only in the halo community yall blame the devs for people this **** in but cod was doing it and Overwatch and none of the fans from those games blame the game for it. It was literally industry standard and regardless halo 5 was live service.

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  Bug. (@Bug90345) reported 15 minutes ago

  played my first game of overwatch in a long time first match i play they report me for sabotaging game and afk i was lagging they told me to uninstall it was unranked

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  JAZ 🔮🎇 (@JazCelest) reported 15 minutes ago

  My English is so broken, because I'd absorved non stop words and accents of every english speaking country... I blame nijisanji and the aussie overwatch content creators.

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  Castlehair (@Castlehairs) reported 17 minutes ago

  @yoshi12370 All those are big reasons why I stepped away from the game. The whole 2 year wait into overwatch 2 which was met with many many broken promises made me just not want to ever really play the game anymore. So sad because there was so much potential and I feel it will never be met

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  Starly (@DokiwatchJuno) reported 18 minutes ago

  Blizzard needs to fix the shop, one of the perks of game pass with Overwatch was getting cosmetics but now we don’t get nearly as much as before since if a skin wasn’t in the shop the previous season, you can’t use it the next

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  liopold🜍☿ (@liopoldius) reported 19 minutes ago

  I need a Reinhardt or any other big buff tank main to play with me in overwatch it would solve my daddy issues

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  ( ꩜ ᯅ ꩜;)  (@thetwigggler) reported 20 minutes ago

  @Irumaame im not doing that? im telling yall to focus on actual issues like her death instead of some retard **** like overwatch skins 😭🙏 holy **** is it that hard to talk about REAL LIFE ISSUES

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  Jlopez (@Jlopez9417) reported 21 minutes ago

  @PlayOverwatch I have a slight input lag on the Switch 2 version of Overwatch 2. Is it only me?

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  E nigma (@Inscryptioner) reported 23 minutes ago

  @j_step21 Hot take, but Concord wasn't 'terrible' as a game. The issue was, it was just Overwatch but slower. The lore was pretty decent, and it seems someone put effort into that. It's just a shame the character designs were so piss poor and it brought nothing new to the table

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  The Grink🇵🇸 (@TrinityJuul) reported 25 minutes ago

  @KUMA_BEARR @FroggerOW you never played the PVE Blizzard made that **** was garbage. Stadium is great but naturally has issues that will be fixed over time. people like you are the reason Overwatch still has a somewhat negative outside perception and ruin the fandom

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  Runt (@RuntInTheJunk) reported 32 minutes ago

  So I'm not the only one having lagging problems on Overwatch lately right?

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  Alan (@Sidtehfallen89) reported 33 minutes ago

  @BlizzardCS Hello I'm having issues with Overwatch 2 I keep getting a "Failed to Connect to Server" it's happened multiple times and I'm hardwired to my console it's gotten to the point where I got banned from Season 16 I'm not sure why that happens but would @PlayOverwatch look into it plz.

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  R.T (@RyanTmhg) reported 36 minutes ago

  @CY4N4R4 I don’t get the issue, you know how the game plays it’s Overwatch the same as it has for years. Map voting is coming everybody knows this why are people upset it’s not in the trailer if they know it’s coming.

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  °❀˖Eggzben3dict🏝️*.• (@eggZ1198) reported 36 minutes ago

  Anyone having trouble joining an overwatch game? I tried two times in qp and my screen froze, then I tried arcade and it worked but the server kicked us out cuz “there wasn’t enough players” HUH??

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  Vsadix2112 (@Vsadix2112) reported 38 minutes ago

  For me bethesda. The only blizzard games (to my knowledge) that I've played are Diablo 3 and Overwatch, and both were, meh. People **** talked Fallout 4, I personally liked it. But then came that cow patty spaghetti sauce with used tampons that was Fallout 76 and everything that came with it, ridiculous $100 1st subscription for a broken *** game, killer Nuka cola helmets with mold in them, inventory boxes that ate anything you put in them never to be seen again. For me, bethesda fell the hardest

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  osf (@oh_ess_eff) reported 39 minutes ago

  @JJETSFAN u gotta use the operator bro thats a lot like overwatch stuff from what ive heard and its lowkey broken

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  codzienne zdjęcie penisa🇵🇲🇵🇳🇺🇬 (@belmondo420) reported 41 minutes ago

  @CounterStrike 1 of 10 players cheats in your game that means 1 cheater per game. GAME IS UNPLAYABLE. How to fix: 1. Bring back overwatch 2. Hire 30 people on minimum wage to be admins in games and overwatch people. 3. New anti cheat very intrusive we want just clean gameplay. 4. HWID Bans

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  charlie ! (@azuralikespatd) reported 51 minutes ago

  how has overwatch broken then

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  daws (@TTVdaws__) reported 52 minutes ago

  @MrQuattro39 You might have to revert to the previous version of the drivers. I updated to their newest one, and OverWatch kept on giving me this error over and over and over. I rolled back my update, and the issue hasn't happened since

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  JCRE8 (@JCRE8_) reported 53 minutes ago

  @Blizzard_Ent please fix your game? I've been suspended enough times because of your servers. It's ruining my experience of overwatch 2

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  D (@PrinMasterGen) reported 53 minutes ago

  @ukrisreng1582 @mmmmmmmmiller Broken can't spend four or five dollars. On a couple of things. He would rather spend $25 on a skin in OverWatch. Then get three skins for for like four or five bucks. You can't make this **** up

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  ItzHen #RenewTheAcolyte (@parnormalpncake) reported 59 minutes ago

  @arrkstan They were pivoting at every possible turn lol, overwatch comes out- "make it live service" Anthem comes out - "redo the game and make it single player, but water it down for a broad audience" Forspoken comes out - "this shits too lighthearted rewrite the whole game again" wut